Author Topic: Games gone too far? (Read 1825 times)

aldo_14 · **on:** February 14, 2004, 09:54:54 am

You've possibly heard of it anyways....

http://www.kumawar.com/

Thoughts?

I particularly like the latter bullet point;

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E xperience the toughest fighting of the war. Be the 10th Mountain Division hunting Al Qaeda in Afghanistan or the 101st Airborne defeating the Hussein brothers in Iraq.

Um....surely in the later example, it was a case of about 100 US troops surrounding 2 men trapped in a building?(!)

Thoughts? I think it's bizarre, and it reeks of controversy = sales type design.

Stryke 9 · **Reply #1 on:** February 14, 2004, 10:05:40 am

See, the quote at the top really says everything there is to say about them. Semi[olitical cash-in ****holes. Same sort were out hawking memorabilia at the World Trade Towers blast pit a week after all that mess happened.

Rictor · **Reply #2 on:** February 14, 2004, 10:13:22 am

And their graphics engine sucks ass. Thats just unexcusable.

They're morons. 'Nuff said.

Dark_4ce · **Reply #3 on:** February 14, 2004, 10:18:55 am

Thats just stupid... I checked out the trailer. And the news presenters look even more stupid. Meh... These kinds of games die out fast. thank god....

karajorma · **Reply #4 on:** February 14, 2004, 10:46:41 am

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Originally posted by aldo_14
Um....surely in the later example, it was a case of about 100 US troops surrounding 2 men trapped in a building?(!)

3 Men and 14 year old boy if IIRC. That will be a really tough level I'm sure

Basically it's just a crappy attempt to cash in. IF they were doing it just so people could vent their fury at Al Qaeda it should be done as a free mod for Half Life or UT etc.

Stryke 9 · **Reply #5 on:** February 14, 2004, 11:10:31 am

The 14 year old boy is a giant mutated al Qaeda cyborg with gatling guns for arms. Other than that it's a perfectly accurate simulation.

Knight Templar · **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2004, 11:33:10 am

Well it's not like the game would actually be any good. I guess it's the thought that counts in this case, or doesn't, for that matter.

phreak · **Reply #7 on:** February 14, 2004, 11:39:00 am

well im sure it's going to take up less disk space than UT2004 will

Corsair · **Reply #8 on:** February 14, 2004, 11:46:17 am

Looks great

Ermm...please tell me it'll die fast.

Fineus · **Reply #9 on:** February 14, 2004, 12:04:04 pm

Who cares? I mean everyone doesnt seem to shaken by what happens in real life, who gives a **** about a computer game?

Flipside · **Reply #10 on:** February 14, 2004, 12:09:41 pm

How about a game where you a lone Iraqi soldier with only a stick and an RPG to defend yourself against 3000 armed-to-the-teeth American soldiers.
Ah, but that wouldn't be politically correct, whereas this is

Flipside

Zarax · **Reply #11 on:** February 14, 2004, 12:23:51 pm

Oh well, the closest thing you'll ever get is playing the GLA at C&C Generals i guess...

Rictor · **Reply #12 on:** February 14, 2004, 12:49:45 pm

What Flipside said. Is it just me, or is there an enormous bias in games, where its always the crazed Arab terrorists vs the valiant US soldiers.

Alright, I'll quit *****ing now...

Gloriano · **Reply #13 on:** February 14, 2004, 12:59:27 pm

....oh damn games are for fun darn someone uses them now for political crap where this world goes....

Liberator · **Reply #14 on:** February 14, 2004, 02:35:01 pm

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Originally posted by Rictor
What Flipside said. Is it just me, or is there an enormous bias in games, where its always the crazed Arab terrorists vs the valiant US soldiers.

Alright, I'll quit *****ing now...

Could it have something to do with the crazed Arab terrorists wanting to return the world to the level of development at or around the 8th century? Who believe that the Koran is the only book you need ever read.

kasperl · **Reply #15 on:** February 14, 2004, 02:37:28 pm

you know, no offence to anyone, but Liberator's (of all names) post, reminds me an awfull lot of some amish family's i've read about.

Flipside · **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2004, 03:11:59 pm

Alas, it is that kind of stereotyping that led to the creation of this game in the first place.
It's so much easier to think of an Iraqi soldier as a Koran crazed physcopath than have to deal with the fact he may an ordinary guy with a wife and kid who are worried about him, who worries about the weather etc, and is placing his life on the line to defend his friends and loved ones, just like the American soldiers. But then that humanizes them, and we wouldn't want that would we?

karajorma · **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2004, 03:49:39 pm

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Originally posted by Liberator
Who believe that the Koran is the only book you need ever read.

The same kind of moron who believes that you only need the bible.

Same ****. Different country.

Liberator · **Reply #18 on:** February 14, 2004, 04:37:32 pm

The main difference is most Christians don't believe that you should be killed for believing differently than them. The same cannot be said for "other" faiths.

aldo_14 · **Reply #19 on:** February 14, 2004, 04:40:23 pm

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Originally posted by Liberator
The main difference is most Christians don't believe that you should be killed for believing differently than them. The same cannot be said for "other" faiths.

How many people of different faiths (specifically Muslims) do you know? How many of them believe non-believers should be killed?

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